Basic hygiene practices and common sense should remove any fears about picking up a hepatitis virus during a public restroom visit.
Can you get hepatitis c from toilet water.
You can t get hav from a toilet seat said dr.
Use the paper protection in restrooms to cover the toilet seat.
What you need to know.
You can t give blood if you currently have symptoms or have ever tested positive for hepatitis c.
Hepatitis c is not considered an std at this time although it can be transmitted sexually.
Rudolph bedford a gastroenterologist at providence saint john s health center in santa monica california who s had several.
Std s are contracted by sharing body fluids directly.
Since hepatitis c is only spread from blood to blood contact it is nearly impossible to catch in a bathroom unless you have open sores that make contact with fluid containing contaminated blood.
Always wash your hands after using the restroom home or public with hot soapy water.
There is no research showing that mosquitos transmit hepatitis c.
Hepatitis b spreads through contact with infected blood semen or other bodily.